U.S. Expands Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Iraq
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U.S. aircraft bombed Islamic State fighters near Baghdad in the latest expansion of an air campaign that began last month.
The strike to the southwest of Baghdad was the first carried out as “part of our expanded efforts” to hit Islamic State targets, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Previous attacks have focused on northern areas in support of Kurdish forces and besieged communities from Iraq’s Yezidi ethnic minority. The U.S. has launched a total of 162 airstrikes against Islamic State, according to Central Command.